- The Opening Ceremony 开幕式2008-11-01 03:24:59
- The 2008 Beijing Olympics began officially on Friday 8th August 2008 at 8pm in front of a crowd of 90,000 eager spectators in the Bird's Nest stadium.Things got off to a bang with an initial firework
- Olympics: The Flying Fish 奥运飞鱼-菲尔普斯2008-11-01 02:37:08
- In China he's known as 'the Flying Fish'; in America they call him 'the Baltimore Bullet'.Whatever you call him, American swimmer Michael Phelps looks destined to become a household name across t
- 北京奥运首设“性别鉴定实验室”2008-08-18 11:49:57
- 国际赛场上一直存在性别争议的问题。而在即将举行的北京奥运会上，为了准确判断参加女子项目的运动员的性别，国际奥委会首次设立性别鉴定实验室。对于存在性别争议的女运动员，今年将首次采取三项检查结合的方式来判
- 奥运会开幕时可能“人工影响天气”2008-07-17 15:43:03
- 通过对北京市观象台从1951年到2007年的气象资料分析，北京地区8月8日的降水概率为47%。奥运开幕当天，如果北京真的出现降雨，该怎么办？对此，中国气象局预测减灾司副司长陈振林表示，人工影响天气作为一项应急措施，
- 十元面值奥运“纪念钞”发行2008-07-17 15:39:05
- 中国人民银行7月7日在其网站上发布公告，称定于2008年7月8日发行第29届奥林匹克运动会纪念钞，面值10元，与现行流通人民币具有相同职能，与同面额人民币等值流通。请看中国日报网站的报道：The People's Bank of Ch
- 北京奥运“拉拉队”亮相2008-07-17 15:31:44
- 北京奥运会、残奥会拉拉队大赛于日前举行。在大赛中获奖的队伍将取得进入奥运赛场加油助威的资格。曾为NBA、全美橄榄球大联盟等多项体育赛事进行过场地表演的美国女子冠军拉拉队也远道而来，她们的亮相引发现场观众
- 奥运安保新装备“无人侦察机”2008-07-17 15:31:03
- 7月2日，一场以反劫持、反劫机、反爆炸、反袭击为主要内容的实兵演练，在武警山东总队展开，以检验武警部队在北京2008年奥运会期间防范、处置恐怖袭击事件的应急反应能力。无人侦察机、排爆机器人等一批目前中国先进
- 598户北京市民入选“奥运人家”2008-07-17 15:28:03
- 7月11日，北京市旅游局在西城区举行了“奥运人家”授牌仪式。奥运期间，全市将有598户普通市民获准接待海外游客，与他们一起共享奥运所带来的欢乐。奥运会期间全市的598户不同类型的“奥运人家”，将让海外游客感受到
- “奥运支线”等三条地铁线路本月开通2008-07-17 15:24:52
- 北京将在7月20号前开通3条地铁新线，包括10号线一期工程、奥运支线和机场快线，其中奥运支线全长5.91公里，位于北京市南北中轴线上，可通往鸟巢、水立方；机场快线全长28公里，通车后乘客从东直门到达机场只需16分钟
- 北京奥运期间机动车实行“单双号”行驶2008-07-17 15:24:12
- 北京市政府发布奥运期间机动车临时管理措施，决定从7月1日起禁止黄标车上路和外地货车进京；7月20日到9月20日，北京本市机动车和外地进京车辆实行单双号行驶，其中8月28日前为全市范围，之后为五环以内。公交、警车、
- 确保奥运“供水安全”2008-02-28 15:24:09
- 为保证奥运会用水安全，北京市将组建奥运供水保障小组，全面负责奥运供水安全保障。那么，“供水安全”怎么表达呢？请看新华社的报道：Beijing will have special teams to conduct water safety checks daily dur
- 奥运北京“消防站”将过百2008-02-28 15:23:18
- 据来自公安部的消息，到奥运会开始前，北京将有34个新的消防站建成使用，那么“消防站”怎么说呢？请看新华社的报道：Beijing will complete construction of 34 fire stations before the 2008 Beijing Olympic G
- 奥运“家庭旅馆”将公开招募2008-02-28 15:21:16
- 随着奥运会的临近，解决海外来京人士及游客的住房问题也越来越紧迫，针对这个问题,北京推出了市民接待外国游客的奥运家庭旅馆项目，公开招募符合条件的市民出租客房，那么，奥运“家庭旅馆”怎么表达呢？请看新华社的
- 北京： The Summer Palace2007-10-26 14:48:31
- The Summer Palace The construction of the Summer Palace first started in 1750. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday and China was a powerful Asian country with vast territories. The monar
- 北京：Palace Museum (Forbidden City)2007-01-29 14:51:53
- Palace Museum (Forbidden City) 紫禁城This is the Palace Museum, also known as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well preserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor
- 北京：The Great Wall2007-01-28 14:50:46
- The Great Wall 长城 The Great Wall, symbolizing China's ancient civilization, is one of the world's most renowned projects. It is a distance of 75 kilometres northwest of Beijing. Its highest point
- 北京：The Temple of Heaven2007-01-27 14:47:19
- The Temple of HeavenThe Temple of Heaven is one of the most strictly protected and preserved cultural heritages of China. There are 12 million visitors every year.The Circular Mound Altar The largest
- 北京：Tian' anmen2007-01-26 14:45:32
- Tian' anmenThe symbol of New China, this gate was built in 1417 and renovated in 1981. It was originally called the Gate of Heavenly Succession. The late Chairman Mao proclaimed the founding of the P
- 历史：Tradition of the Olympic Truce2007-01-25 16:43:07
- 古希腊是一个尚武的民族，在当时古希腊民族是以城邦为单位的分散小国。他们各自为政，城邦间常有并吞和争夺，没有统一的君主。连年的战争需要体格健壮、行动敏捷的士兵。所以集会比武是当时君主所发明的一项培养合格
- 历史：Hitler's pawn: A Thwarted Olympian2007-01-23 16:41:28
- In the early 1930s, Bergmann was one of Germany's top female track and field athletes. She seemed poised to compete at the 1936 Olympics, which were going to be held in Berlin. After the Nazis' rise
- 历史：Different means of flame transportation2007-01-22 16:44:18
- The flame in the snow! Legendary Norwegian skiers carried out the entirety of the transport of the flame. (Oslo 1952) The flame went into the Arctic Circle at Inuvik, with stages carried out by snow-
- 人物：The story about Milo of Kroton—a famous ancient athlete2007-01-20 16:40:12
- Like their modern counterparts, ancient athletes had a way of capturing the public's imagination. Several ancient authors such as Pindar, Pausanias, Strabo, and Dio Chrysostom record the noteworthy e
- 历史：Where did the marathon come from?2007-01-16 16:36:16
- The marathon was never one of the ancient Olympic events, although its origin dates back to another episode in ancient Greek history. The traditional origin of the marathon comes from the story how a
- 人物：A great American track and field athlete--Edwin Corley Moses2007-01-11 16:38:37
- Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio, August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Between 1977 and 19
- 历史：What prizes did Olympic victors get?2007-01-10 16:37:47
- A victor received a crown made from olive leaves, and was entitled to have a statue of him set up at Olympia. Although he did not receive money at the Olympics, the victor was treated much like a mode
